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Tsurugi Linux

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Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Tsurugi Linux is ranked #8 of 29 in digital forensics software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

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Tsurugi Linux [LAB] Free 64-bit Linux distribution · provided as-is without warranty tsurugi-linux.org · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on digital forensics software

Free plan: Yes
Evidence sources: disk images; volatile memory; mobile devices; file systems; OS artifacts; cloud environments; virtual machines; network data
Mobile forensics: Yes
Disk imaging: Yes
Memory forensics: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux 64-bit; Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS; VirtualBox; VMware
Export formats: AFF; EWF; RAW

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The record

Purpose: Tsurugi Linux is a customized distribution for digital forensics, incident response, malware analysis, and OSINT.
Write blocking: It includes device write blocking at the kernel level.
Other features: It includes a Computer Vision analysis section and an OSINT profile switcher.
Base system: The 64-bit distribution is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and has a custom kernel based on version 6.19.10.
Deployment: It can run in live mode, though its main goal is to be installed as a default forensics lab.
Related toolkit: Bento is a portable toolkit with over 300 applications for live forensics and incident response on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Acquisition edition: Tsurugi Acquire is a lightweight 32-bit live Linux edition for booting a PC and acquiring mass storage devices.
Updates: Tsurugi Linux [LAB] retrieves updates from official Ubuntu repositories; the FAQ warns that dist-upgrade can break the OS.
Security verification: The downloads page recommends checking hashes and downloading the project's PGP public key to verify signatures.
Licensing and warranty: The project says Tsurugi Linux [LAB] and Tsurugi Acquire are free under the GNU General Public License and provided without warranty; some included tools are not open source.
Support: The FAQ says project questions are usually answered by email within 24 to 48 hours, while basic questions unrelated to the project are no longer answered.
Audience: The project describes its goal as educational use and helping law enforcement and professionals with daily tasks.
Organization: The project says it is independent, has no commercial brand or company behind it, and is developed in the team's free time.
Founded: 2018
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Digital Forensics Software in 2026#8 of 29

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Sources

tsurugi-linux.org/tsurugi_linux.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
tsurugi-linux.org/bento.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
tsurugi-linux.org/tsurugi_acquire.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
tsurugi-linux.org/documentation_faq1.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
tsurugi-linux.org/downloads.php· checked 3 Oct 2026
tsurugi-linux.org· checked 28 Sept 2026